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   >Oklahoma   
   >Oregon   
   >Pennsylvania   
   >South Dakota   
   >Wyoming   
   >As of Dec. 21, COVID wastewater levels are "high" in 14 states:   
   >   
   >Arkansas   
   >Connecticut   
   >Delaware   
   >Idaho   
   >Indiana   
   >Iowa   
   >Kansas   
   >Maine   
   >Michigan   
   >Ohio   
   >Rhode Island   
   >South Carolina   
   >Utah   
   >Wisconsin   
   >“If you see increased COVID-19 wastewater viral activity levels in your   
   >area, it might indicate that there is a higher risk of infection,” says   
   >Yoder.   
   >   
   >   
   >However, regional variation in wastewater data also depend on the number   
   >and specific location of wastewater surveillance sites that are   
   >monitoring, says Hoerger. Some states have no data, and others only have   
   >limited coverage. “Take regional variation with a grain of salt,” he adds.   
   >   
   >Overall, decreases in testing and lags in reporting can make it   
   >challenging to accurately track COVID-19 levels, the experts note.   
   >   
   >COVID-19 symptoms in 2024   
   >The symptoms caused by the dominant variants circulating, XEC and   
   >KP.3.1.1, are very similar to those caused by previous omicron   
   >subvariants, according to experts.   
   >   
   >   
   >Common COVID-19 symptoms include:   
   >   
   >Sore throat   
   >Congestion   
   >Runny nose   
   >Cough   
   >Fatigue   
   >Headache and body aches   
   >Fever or chills   
   >Shortness of breath   
   >Nausea or loss of appetite   
   >Diarrhea   
   >Loss of sense of taste or smell   
   >Symptoms will vary from person to person. Even milder infections can be   
   >"debilitating" for several days, says Schaffner.   
   >   
   >Although the latest COVID-19 variants appear to be causing milder   
   >disease, they can still cause severe illness requiring hospitalization.   
   >Certain people are at higher risk of developing severe disease. These   
   >include people over the age of 65, people with underlying medical   
   >conditions and people who are immunocompromised.   
   >   
   >   
   >Every time a person is infected with COVID, they are at risk of   
   >developing long COVID, which can cause symptoms that persist and   
   >reemerge for weeks or months after infection, per the CDC.   
   >   
   >Are new COVID boosters effective?   
   >The updated COVID-19 vaccine for 2024–2025 is recommended by the CDC for   
   >everyone ages 6 months and older.   
   >   
   >The new mRNA COVID vaccine is monovalent, which means it targets one   
   >variant — in this case, the KP.2 "FLiRT" variant. The strains currently   
   >circulating are closely related to KP.2, and the new booster should   
   >provide good protection, TODAY.com previously reported.   
   >   
   >However, uptake of the new vaccine has been low so far — just 21% of   
   >adults in the U.S. have gotten the shot, per the latest CDC data.   
   >   
   >   
   >“The best protection is to get vaccinated. Although vaccinated people   
   >sometimes get infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, staying up   
   >to date on COVID-19 vaccines significantly lowers the risk of getting   
   >very sick, being hospitalized, or dying from COVID-19," says Yoder.   
   >   
   >How to protect yourself against COVID-19   
   >When COVID-19 levels are rising, it's important for people to take steps   
   >to protect themselves and their families, according to the CDC.   
   >   
   >You can take the following actions to avoid infection and prevent   
   >spreading COVID-19 to others:   
   >   
   >Stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations.   
   >Test if you have symptoms or an exposure.   
   >Stay home when sick.   
   >Seek treatment for COVID-19 if you are at high risk.   
   >Wear a mask.   
   >Practice social distancing.   
      
      
   In the interim, we are 100% prepared/protected in the "full armor of   
   GOD" (Ephesians 6:11) which we put on as soon as we use Apostle Paul's   
   secret (Philippians 4:12). Though masking is less protective, it helps   
   us avoid the appearance of doing the evil of spreading airborne   
   pathogens while there are people getting sick because of not being   
   100% protected. It is written that we're to "abstain from **all**   
   appearance of doing evil" (1 Thessalonians 5:22 w/**emphasis**).   
      
   Meanwhile, the only *perfect* (Matt 5:47-8 ) way to eradicate the   
   COVID-19 virus, thereby saving lives, in the UK & elsewhere is by   
   rapidly (i.e. use the "Rapid COVID-19 Test" ) finding out at any given   
   moment, including even while on-line, who among us are unwittingly   
   contagious (i.e pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic) in order to   
   "convince it forward" (John 15:12) for them to call their doctor and   
   self-quarantine per their doctor in hopes of stopping this pandemic.   
   Thus, we're hoping for the best while preparing for the worse-case   
   scenario of the Alpha lineage mutations and others like the Omicron,   
   Gamma, Beta, Epsilon, Iota, Lambda, Mu & Delta lineage mutations   
   combining via slip-RNA-replication to form hybrids like "Deltamicron"   
   that may render current COVID vaccines/monoclonals/medicines/pills no   
   longer effective.   
      
   Indeed, I am wonderfully hungry (   
   https://groups.google.com/g/sci.med.cardiology/c/6ZoE95d-VKc/m/14vVZoyOBgAJ   
   ) and hope you, Michael, also have a healthy appetite too.   
      
   So how are you ?   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)